[§328B-5]  Pharmacy certification
requirements.  (a)  A high managerial agent acting on behalf of the
pharmacy shall cause to be filed, with the designated state agency responsible
for administering the medicaid program, a certified transaction account detailing
every transaction under this chapter.  The certified transaction account shall
include the following information relative to each drug returned:



(1)  If the transaction involved medicaid:



(A)  The medicaid provider number of the
pharmacy;



(B)  The medicaid provider number of the
institutional facility;



(C)  The name and beneficiary identification
number of the medicaid beneficiary to whom the returned drug was originally
prescribed;



(D)  The name and provider number of the
physician who originally prescribed the drug;



(E)  The NDC number appearing on the original
prescription;



(F)  The lot number, if available;



(G)  The medicaid claim number of the original
prescription;



(H)  The medicaid transaction number of the
credit for the returned drug; and



(I)  The reason for the return of the drug;



(2)  If the transaction involves the federal medicare
program:



(A)  A copy of the 204-claim form, or its then
existing equivalent, detailing the original transaction;



(B)  Documentation of the corresponding credit
to the federal medicare program; and



(C)  Any other information required by the
federal administrators of the medicare program; and



(3)  If the transaction involves a private pay patient
in an institutional facility, a certification that the payer was properly
credited.



(b)  The same agent who filed the certification
under this section shall concurrently certify that no drugs, other than those
detailed in the transaction account, were returned to the pharmacy during that
quarter.  The agent shall further certify that all drugs accepted for return
were either safe for resale, or were disposed of in accordance with the laws of
this State and federal laws governing disposal of medication.



(c)  The quarterly certifications shall be
filed no later than April 1, July 1, October 1, and December 31 of each
calendar year.



(d)  For purposes of this section, "high
managerial agent" has the same meaning as provided in section 702-229(3).
[L 2004, c 190, pt of §2]